Docker MCP Gateway

Canonical version: Docker MCP Gateway.

The Docker MCP Gateway is an open-source centralized proxy between AI clients and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, managing configuration, credentials, and access control. When a client requests a tool, the Gateway finds the responsible server, starts it as a Docker container if needed, injects credentials, enforces restrictions, and forwards the request. Servers run in isolated containers with restricted privileges, network, and resources.

Key points

• Each server runs sandboxed in its own container with secrets injected at call time
• Built-in logging and call tracing for governance
• CLI plugin docker mcp (~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp); selects servers via --profile
• In Compose, exposed via MCPGATEWAY_ENDPOINT=http://mcp-gateway:8811/sse

References

• https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/mcp-gateway/

Related

• Docker AI
• Docker
• Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Docker MCP Catalog
• Docker MCP Toolkit
• Docker Agent

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